The Mississippi Legislature proposed a bill, called “The Fair Minimum Wage Act,” to put the state’s minimum wage at $15 per hour. House Bill 16 was authored by Representative Solomon Osborne of District 32, saying in the bill the current minimum wage is insufficient to keep families out of poverty. IF the bill passes, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security…
A relatively mild and pleasant one will be around into this evening. Winds out of the southwest will shift to a northwesterly component by the start of your Friday. A cold front will move through the area tonight and a 20% chance rain is possible prior to its arrival. Friday features clearing skies and breezy conditions. Temperatures will manage to…
The Gulfport School District is putting on a science fair at the Mississippi Aquarium. The fair will happen from 10 AM to noon. There are three categories: Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 Winners of the school-level science fairs will be invited to share their projects at the aquarium. The students will be competing for special prizes while there. From…
Southern Miss’ Marine Education Center is hosting a Blue Tech Field Day! The event runs from 8 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon on February 24. The Marine Education Center is inviting all high school students grades 9-12 to learn about marine science and engineering. Students will have opportunities to work with underwater robotics as well as different…
This morning’s cellular outage had wide ranging impacts for some emergency dispatchers here in South Mississippi. Harrison County Emergency Dispatchers say many calls did not go through this morning, even though the dispatch system does not operate on AT&T. Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley says the outage made dispatching and communications difficult for hours on end. “Someone will call 911…
Plans for a proposed project in Pass Christian have been scrapped after Pass Christian locals showed up in droves to the board of alderman meeting Tuesday. City leaders even took to social media, calling the evening a ‘perfect example of folks coming together to solve an issue.’ The Pass Christian Board of Alderman voted unanimously to stop development in the…
Judith Brannan and Brenda Long with the Pink Heart Funds are in studio to talk about an upcoming open house and ribbon cutting. The ribbon cutting takes place at 3 p.m. Thursday, February 22nd at 5095 Beatline Road. For more information visit pinkheartfunds.org. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Pink Hearts Fund, Ribbon cutting
An area of upper-level high pressure remains over Mexico with weakness off both coasts. At the surface, low pressure was centered over Oklahoma with a cold front/dry line into the Texas Big Bend area. Models show a disturbance moving through the pattern into and through the Ohio River Valley later today and tonight. As the Oklahoma low-pressure races to the…
A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector. The Associated Press reports that AT&T had more than 70,000 outages this morning, in locations including Houston, Atlanta and Chicago. Cricket Wireless had more than 11,000, the outage tracking website said Thursday. Verizon had more than…
Clouds increase ahead of the start of your Thursday morning. Fog should not be a widespread issue again but some spots may have light patches of it. Southerly winds turn quite breezy by the afternoon. A mix of clouds and sun along with warm temperatures will sum up Thursday. There will be the chance of stray showers from Thursday afternoon…
The German Military Aviation Authority visited the 334th Training Squadron on Keesler Air Force Base on February 12. The German Authority watched the foundational training American service members receive as air traffic controllers. The visit was part of a larger tour for the GMAA to learn about training American air traffic controllers undergo from Basic Military Training. Patricia Hyland, in…
In Gautier, many Coast residents visited the 2024 Coastal Mississippi Job Fair today. The event was hosted by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security at the MGCCC Jackson County campus. The job fair gives locals numerous job opportunities by doing on-site interviews for candidates. Experts and employers from area industries talked about the importance of fairness and how it benefits…
A fairly comfortable one is on tap this evening and temperatures will be fairly mild overnight. Clouds will increase after midnight and while fog is not a widespread concern, some spots may have issues with it. Southerly flow really establishes itself tomorrow which will allow temperatures to reach warm readings. Partly cloudy skies turn mostly cloudy at times for your…
The VFW National Commander-in-Chief Duane Sarmiento will be visiting the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The visit will happen at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Veterans Memorial Park in Ocean Springs. He will be arriving at 1:30 in the afternoon. The visit is part of a fundraising opportunity for the expansion and maintenance of the memorial park. Individuals or groups can buy an…
DENSE FOG ADVISORY in effect through mid-morning… High pressure extends northward from Mexico through the Plains States with upper level weakness off the Carolina and southern California coasts. At the surface, the axis of high pressure extended from New England southwestward to the eastern Gulf of Mexico. While the high pressure over Mexico isn’t going anywhere, the California weakness will…
On Monday, Gulfport athletics director Matt Walters posted on social media that the Admirals are in search for a new head coach to replace Steve Hesser who stepped down after just one season. This marks the first time in over 80 years that a Gulfport head boys basketball coach lasted only one season with the team. If you are interested…
Harrison Central Junior Cole Hogue was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. When the news broke, Long Beach and Harrison Central immediately started to think of ways they could help. On Tuesday the teams played one another, but before the game there was a barbeque benefit to support Hogue and his family during this difficult time. The benefit was put…
The Harrison Central Red Rebels visited Long Beach high school to take on the Bearcats on Tuesday. The Red Rebels would go on to win 10-3, picking up their third win of the season while Long Beach searches for win number one. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: Harrison Central Baseball, high school, Long Beach Baseball, sports
It will be cool but much less cold as compared to last night. Some patches of dense fog will develop across the Mississippi Coast ahead of daybreak Wednesday morning. Any fog quickly dissipates through the first parts of daylight but take extra time with your commute. Other than a few afternoon clouds, Wednesday features warmer temperatures and a lot of…
The Gulfport City Council voted unanimously to accept donated funds for the installation of a Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 9. The first baby box in Mississippi was put in a fire station in Long Beach in the summer of 2023. News 25’s Brooke Parker speaks with the donor about why he wants to see one in Gulfport….
This morning, the Jackson County Port Authority was approved to fill in more than three acres of coastal wetlands for industrial development. The port authority received a certificate of exclusion for the construction of a rail line from Bayou Casotte to the Port of Pascagoula. The plan, heard by DMR, is to use the acres of wetlands and tidally influenced…
Temperatures will be cool but fairly pleasant this evening as the colder pattern loosens its grip. As we get into the overnight hours, there will be the possibility of patchy dense fog tomorrow morning. Winds will be fairly light and mainly clear skies along with increasing humidity will all factor into fog chances. Any fog dissipates quickly tomorrow morning and…
The Mississippi Sea Wolves organization is changing its name for one night only! If you go to the March 1 battle on the ice at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, you’ll be looking at a brand new team name and jersey design. The match will be between the Biloxi Bone Crushers and the Columbus River Dragons, with the pick dropping at…
We are just one week out from the Biloxi City Council special election. On February 27th, voters in Ward 7 will choose their next council member. Kevin Kostmayer and David Shoemaker are the two candidates looking to succeed Nathan Barrett, who resigned at the beginning of the year to take a seat on the Harrison County Board of Supervisors. Ward…